Jerusalem

Jerusalem

Getty Images photo by Gali Tibbon

An Israeli policeman stands guard as Jewish settlers renovate a house in the east Jerusalem neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah. US Middle East envoy George Mitchell held talks in Israel amid mounting friction between Israel and the United States over Washington's demand for a halt to Jewish settlement activity in the occupied West Bank, including annexed Arab east Jerusalem.

An Israeli policeman stands guard as Jewish settlers renovate a house in the east Jerusalem neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah. US Middle East envoy George Mitchell held talks in Israel amid mounting friction between Israel and the United States over Washington's demand for a halt to Jewish settlement activity in the occupied West Bank, including annexed Arab east Jerusalem. (Getty Images photo by Gali Tibbon)

An Israeli policeman stands guard as Jewish settlers renovate a house in the east Jerusalem neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah. US Middle East envoy George Mitchell held talks in Israel amid mounting friction between Israel and the United States over Washington's demand for a halt to Jewish settlement activity in the occupied West Bank, including annexed Arab east Jerusalem.Getty Images photo by Gali Tibbon